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As a merchant, you sold goods in a shop or on the road. You are often in the middle class, living at the worst a poor lifestyle and the best a comfortable lifestyle.

 
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Persuasion
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp, a Abacus, a Scale, Merchant's, a Ink Pen and a Ink (1 ounce bottle), a ware you were selling (such as a lock, bottle, or extra piece of gear)
 
Type of Merchant

Roll a d10 or choose the type of merchandise you would like to sell from the table.

d10 Type of Merchant
1 Alchemy, apothecary, and medicines merchant
2 Armors, clothes, and furs merchant
3 Brews and wines merchant
4 Peddler or black market merchant
5 Antique or oddities merchant
6 Food and spices merchant
7 Artworks merchant
8 Jewelry and accessories merchant
9 Treasures and magical items merchant
10 Weapons merchant
 
Feature: Find Goods and Services

You are so familiar with the standard economy that you can use it to find what your looking for.

While in a town or city of at least 300 people, you can spend 1 day and 3 GP to find a specific piece of merchandise, a kind of shop, or service available.

Your DM decides what results you get, but you are always guaranteed to get at least 1.

 
Suggested Characteristics

These are the characteristics of yourself.

d8 Personality Trait
1 I believe that anything worth doing is worth doing right. I can’t help it — I’m a perfectionist.
2 I'm a sucker for a favorable deal.
3 I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick.
4 I’m full of witty aphorisms and have a proverb for every occasion.
5 I can't stay in one place for too long.
6 I like to talk at length about my profession.
7 I don’t part with my money easily and will haggle tirelessly to get the best deal possible.
8 I’m well known for my work, and I want to make sure everyone appreciates it. I’m always taken aback when people haven’t heard of me.
d6 Ideal
1 Community. It is the duty of all civilized people to strengthen the bonds of community and the security of civilization. (Lawful)
2 Honesty. All the terms of a deal should be given without any tricks. (Good)
3 Freedom. Everyone should be free to pursue his or her own livelihood. (Chaotic)
4 Greed. I’m only in it for the money. (Evil)
5 People. I’m committed to the people I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral)
6 Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft. (Any)
d6 Bond
1 My Crew/Horse is very dear to me.
2 Once money comes into my possession, it will likely never leave.
3 I love my home town.
4 I pursue wealth to secure someone’s love.
5 I owe a great debt that I must pay off.
6 I will get revenge on the evil forces that destroyed my place of business and ruined my livelihood.
d6 Flaw
1 I’ll do anything to get my hands on something rare or priceless.
2 I’m quick to assume that someone is trying to cheat me.
3 I have cheated a Wealthy man who wants to kill me.
4 I’m never satisfied with what I have — I always want more.
5 I traveled so far, I think I can endure anything
6 If someone insults my job or wares, I fly into a violent rage.
 
Variant Traveling Merchant: Sea Merchant

You travel on the sea, and know well the best routes to any given shore.

 
Variant Feature: Sea Salesman

You have traveled much on the sea. You can captain a ship well. You are well like by your 30 man crew. Each of them respect you much. You have a sailboat.

 

 
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